Overview

This session focuses on exploring the different fundraising options available to you, including the less traditional method of crowd-sourced funding and an online platform that helps you find and apply for grants. The session will start with an introduction to non-traditional fundraising platforms and transition to a panel discussion. Our goal is to familiarize you with alternative methods for funding your research and finding grants and improve your success at securing those much needed funds.

Moderator:

Caitlin Kroeger

Caitlin is a PhD student in the Ocean Sciences at UC Santa Cruz and crowdfunded part of her graduate research through Experiment. 

Panelists:

Dr. Yiwei Wang

Dr. Wang is currently the director of the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO), crowdfunded part of her graduate research using Kickstarter, and is a co-author of the paper Raising money for scientific research through crowdfunding in Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

Angela Braren

Angela is a co-founder of Instrumentl, a platform that helps researchers find grants.  

Katharine Corriveau

Katharine is also a co-founder of Intrumentl. 

Rachel Holser

Rachel is a PhD student in Ecology and Evolution at UC Santa Cruz and recently successfully crowdfunded a research project through Experiment.

Preparation for this Breakout Session

Participants are encouraged to take notes. No additional preparation for this session is necessary. 

Resources

Resource packet here.